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The revival of scenario planning: an integral part of reliable corporate management

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Management can enhance corporate performance by using the scenario planning approach. This approach can help companies create flexible budgets and alternative courses of action for different scenarios, particularly financial instability.
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Europe alternatives: North Sea monster
Performance_article_thumbThe North Sea "super-grid", a gargantuan project that could radically increase the use of renewable energy in northern Europe, is lurching ahead.
- Article from  Performance_theeconomist
Do innovations really pay off? Total stock market returns to innovation
Performance_article_thumbThe current study develops a new metric to assess the payoff to investing in innovation. The method is based on a computation of the abnormal stock market return to a firm on the day it announces an innovation event. The study is based on an analysis of 5,481 innovation events from 69 firms across 7 markets, during the period 1977-2006. The study finds that, contrary to widely held beliefs, the stock market responds strongly and promptly to investments in innovation several years ahead of the launch of a new product. The findings may help managers more accurately assess the total market value of a proposed innovation or innovation project, well ahead of launch, as well as the potential returns for particular innovation activities.
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Strategic pricing management: a major diversified industrial products company begins its journey
Performance_article_thumbThis case study reveals how a major diversified industrial products company overcame the challenges of price erosion to successfully develop a more strategic and effective pricing policy.
World economy: A recovery, but challenges loom
Performance_article_thumbRecent data confirm that the global economic recovery is gaining traction, though problems remain in many countries. A combination of cyclical inventory adjustments and unprecedented policy stimulus has boosted demand, and world trade has picked up strongly. However, much of the improvement is due to temporary factors, and economic growth will weaken once these forces fade.
- Article from  Performance_theeconomist
Trusting the returns on marketing investment
Performance_article_thumbAdvanced methods to measure the effectiveness of marketing efforts are gaining increased attention from marketers and product mangers, as their decisions on spending come under scrutiny. This case study discusses various options that could be ideally employed within the pharmaceutical industry.
Customer retention
Performance_article_thumbThis case study highlights the importance of the proper management of customer lapse rates in the life insurance market. It describes how a well-equipped professional team succeeded in addressing the alarming situation that threatened the growth of the life insurance wing of an Australian bank.
Development of a finance function strategy for a global player
Performance_article_thumbThis case study draws a detailed picture of the crucial role of today’s CFO in shaping the future of a global company amid increasing challenges. It also delves into the various strategies, proactive measures and follow-up actions that will eventually make the finance function successful.
Innovation goes east: innovation management in China
Performance_article_thumbThis article, concentrating on innovation management and generation of new knowledge in China, offers a glimpse into the current industrial innovation activities from different perspectives.
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Chaotics®: the business of managing and marketing in the age of turbulence
Performance_article_thumbGlobalization and increased risk exposure go hand-in-hand. Organizations today are more vulnerable to unpredictable turbulence as the ripple effects of financial market volatility are still being felt across the globe. Companies need new strategies to protect themselves against the risks of globalization and to capitalize on the opportunities that may arise in the future.
Liberating structures: innovating by including and unleashing everyone
Performance_article_thumb Organizations are complex systems where all the parts interact and affect each other’s behaviors. Changing the pattern of these interactions can bring in the best solutions for issues confronting organizations. Liberating structures (LS) is all about the effectiveness of a bottom-up approach.

 

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